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Why is it important to focus on outcomes and not just grades?
If students redirect their focus from the scoreboard to the game of learning, an interesting thing happens. Focusing on learning creates a direct relationship between input and outcome: the more effort they invest, the greater the opportunity to learn. The more effective their effort, the more they can learn.
How do students focus on learning not grades?
1. Reduce stress and anxiety: This year, I’ve learned about assessment anxiety from my seventh-grade son.
- Promote a sense of belonging, support, and collaboration.
- Have clear, simple expectations.
- Encourage manageable, realistic learner goal setting.
- Connect learning and assessment to meaningful life experiences.
How can I focus without learning grades?
- 5 Ways to Help Students Focus on Learning Rather Than Grades. When teachers give retakes and shift the way they talk about grades, students concentrate on the skills they’re gaining—not their scores.
- 3 Grading Practices That Should Change.
- 9 Questions You’ll Be Asked at an Instructional Coach Interview.
Why do students focus too much on grades?
Students focus too much on grades to the detriment of learning (essay) When students focus their attention on grades and how they are performing, learning may not result, writes Joseph Holtgreive.
Should students focus their energy on grades or learning?
In contrast, when they focus their energy through their attention on grades, learning may or may not result.
Do grades really matter in the classroom?
But the point is, as clearly demonstrated in the case of the aspiring material-science graduate student, when students focus their energy through their attention on learning while optimizing effort, grades are a natural result of this effective learning process.
Should you push your child to get good grades?
“If you are a parent who is hard-working, has a good career, and a good income, it doesn’t help to push your child,” says Dr. Luthar. Your actions set a clear example, and it’s not necessary to constantly repeat the message that they need to get good grades.